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These lines make it clear that this woman symbolizes corporate America or the “taxman“. I need forty acres and a mule n ot a forty ounce and a pitbull Kendrick responds with “This dick aint freeeee” and executes with other quotable lines. Also saying she needs a “baller-ass boss-ass nigga”. For Free? starts with your typical urban goldigger, to put it nicely, degrading Kendrick for not pampering her with luxury. Continuing from that, Kendrick (now playing the role of himself) rejects the notion of giving up his money and/or services. Wesley’s Theory ends with the phrase “taxman coming” repeating as it gets louder. All of these components add to the smoky bar, background band, lead singer on stage smoking a cigarette, type of feel. Along with the music, Kendrick spits in a spoken word style.

The fast paced and improvisational techniques are especially evident in Grammy-award winning drummer Robert Sput Searight who starts dropping bombs like if he was the reincarnation of Kenny Clarke. If you have wanted to step into a jazz bar/club in the 40’s just slip in your earphones and listen to For Free? From the sassy saxophone to the quick syncopated jazz chords on the piano, it was almost like Kendrick brought back Charlie Parker and other Bebop musicians back from their graves.

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He warns rappers that to be smart with their funds or the government will kill your career before you could even reach your full potential (or your own mistakes will).

Lamar cleverly hints at the Wesley Snipes tax evasion fiasco and also the youngest age someone could be president. At the end of this verse he says:Īnd everything you buy, taxes will deny, I’ll Wesley Snipe you ass before 35 While in Verse 2 Kendrick plays “Uncle Sam” (something he does often in the album) manipulating Lamar to spend his money. For instance Kendrick in Verse 1 is the typical rapper that wants to go stir crazy in spending. Dre>Verse 2>Clinton 2>Verse 2Īnd each section has its own perspective. Gardiner sample>Clinton> Chorus 1>Verse 1>Chorus 2>Chorus 1>Dr. I could write a dissertation on this song alone because of its rich/complex components. The narrative of this song deals with rappers who get their first taste of money. Interestingly enough, the legendary George Clinton is featured on this song. The distinctive tone in Thundercat’s bass and his adventurous playing, along with the synthesizers, give this song the afrofuturistic sound of bands like Parliament in the 1970’s. Wesley’s Theory is by far the funkiest sounding song on the album. Lamar hit us with this classic James Brown line, setting the funky tone strong from the beginning. The film’s motive was to make the notorious “n word” into a positive word, uplifting the people of Jamaica (more on this motive later).

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TPAB starts with an excerpt of Jamaican singer Boris Gardiner’s Every Nigger is a Star, from the movie of the same title. The parabolic tone of the album is introduced in the beginning by its most important message. Without giving any more away, ladies and gentlemen I give to you: A track by track analysis of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly. Despite the schizophrenic complexion that deludes us from one particular theme/story, the intertwining allusions of the individual songs (and its themes) and the overall arrangement of the album (structured by a poem) compress Lamar’s message in an orderly fashion. The album mostly delves not a multi-perspective narrative style that invokes instrumental substitutions at any given point of a song. Finally Lamar gives us To Pimp A Butterfly, an album that manifests a true post-modern piece of work.

Because of this album’s success and acclaim, it’s no surprise that the expectations for a follow-up equate nothing more than greatness, especially after a 2 ½ year hiatus. Within a week of its release in October 22 nd 2013, music lovers, from critics to the general public, were already hailing the debut album good Kid, m.A.A.d city an instant classic launching Kendrick Lamar’s career into the mainstream. Favorite Tracks: For Free?, Institutionalized, U, Alright, Hood Politics.